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Militants attack Iraqi city of Baquba; 44 prisoners reported killed

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At least 44 prisoners were killed in an overnight militant assault on a police station in the Iraqi city of Baquba, security and medical officials have said.

Accounts differed as to who was responsible for the killings, with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's security spokesman saying the prisoners were killed by insurgents carrying out the attack.

Other officials said they were killed by security forces as they tried to escape.